Joel Castro Pereira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Dinis Castro Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Le Locle, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Belenenses (on loan from Manchester United) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2012–2015 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Rochdale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Belenenses (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:50, 5 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Joel Dinis Castro Pereira (born 28 June 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belenenses, on loan from English club Manchester United.
Club career
Born in Le Locle, in the Swiss Canton of Neuchâtel, Castro Pereira began his career in the youth ranks of local Neuchâtel Xamax before transferring to Manchester United in 2012. He was part of the team that won the 2014–15 Under-21 Development League title, and extended his contract on 13 August 2015, amidst a goalkeeping saga at the club.[1]
On 17 October 2015, he was loaned to Rochdale in Football League One for a month.[2] Later that day, he had his first senior call-up, remaining an unused substitute as the team drew 0–0 away to Bury. On 10 November 2015, he made his debut in a 1–0 loss to Morecambe at Spotland, in the quarter-finals of the Football League Trophy. Manager Keith Hill praised the goalkeeper's performance after he was named man of the match and saved a penalty kick.[3] On 19 November 2015, he extended his loan until 3 January 2016.[4] Two days later later, Castro Pereira made his Football League debut in a 2–0 away win against Doncaster Rovers.[5] He totalled eight appearances for the Dale, six in the league.
On 25 February 2016, he had his first call-up to a senior Manchester United game, sitting on the bench for their 5–1 home win over FC Midtjylland in the last 32 second leg of the UEFA Europa League.[6]
On 31 August 2016, he joined Primeira Liga club Belenenses on loan.[7]
International career
On 14 July 2016, Pereira was selected to represent Portugal at the 2016 Olympic Games.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 December 2016[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rochdale (loan) | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Belenenses (loan) | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ Magan, Tony (15 August 2015). "Manchester United: Joel Pereira signs new contract amid Old Trafford goalkeeping uncertainty". International Business Times. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "Joel Castro Pereira: Manchester United goalkeeper joins Rochdale". BBC Sport. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, Rob (11 November 2015). "Manchester United goalkeeper Joel Castro Pereira backed to be Reds' next star". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "Joel Castro Pereira: Man Utd goalkeeper returns to Rochdale". BBC Sport. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ Thompson, Gemma (25 February 2016). "United squad energised by injection of youth". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ Marshall, Adam (31 August 2016). "Pereira moves to Belenenses on loan". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich's Renato Sanches left out of Portugal's Olympic squad". ESPN FC. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Joel Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
External links
- Joel Castro Pereira career statistics at Soccerbase
- Joel Castro Pereira at thefinalball.com
- Joel Castro Pereira profile at ForaDeJogo
- Joel Castro Pereira profile at Soccerway
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